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Critics contend ‘Feinstein Amendment’ cannot adequately protect due process

On Thursday afternoon, Republican Senator Rand Paul (Kentucky) agreed to a compromise and co-sponsored amendment 3018 to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Paul worked with Democratic Senator Diane Feinstein…

California Democratic campaign treasurer gets eight years for fraud

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Feinstein commissions report on housing Gitmo detainees in US, calls it viable …

The Democratic chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence committee commissioned a federal report to identify prison facilities in the U.S. that are suitable for housing Guantanamo detainees, concluding the option is…

SCV Raw: From the office of Senator Dianne Feinstein

Washington—Today, the senators from California, Washington and Oregon asked the Department of Justice to conduct a refinery-by-refinery investigation into the cause of spikes that drove gas prices to more than…

California senators join with West Coast colleagues to seek gas price probe

California senators join with West Coast colleagues to seek gas price probe

Courtesy NBCLA A fire at a Chevron refinery in Richmond in the Bay Area. California’s Sen. Barbara Boxer and Sen. Dianne Feinstein joined with the other four Pacific Coast senators…

California’s leadership is going gray

When it comes to politics, the state synonymous with perpetual youth has gone gray at the top. California Gov. Jerry Brown was born the year Babe Ruth signed on to…

U.S. can’t halt progress on fuel economy

By Senator Dianne Feinstein While economic and foreign policy issues have rightly dominated this year’s presidential contest, one area that deserves more scrutiny is where the candidates stand on a…

Feinstein’s record: 7.3 million votes

Feinstein’s record: 7.3 million votes

Dianne Feinstein is the most popular senator in U.S. history. If you measure by votes won, that is. The latest, semi-official tally from the California secretary of state reports the…

Eight-year term sought for California campaign treasurer fraud

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Seats of long-serving Cal Dems a coveted prize

LOS ANGELES (AP) — When it comes to politics, the state synonymous with perpetual youth has gone gray at the top. California Gov. Jerry Brown was born the year Babe…